water?

Garry Dean

Garry Dean

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What do you mobile guys do for water?



Do you carry a tank?



Do you generally use the clients water if you detail at their residence?
 
I have a few empty Sparkletts water cooler bottle things you see in doctors offices and whatnot for that. I usually just use ONR if there is no running water source.
 
usplastics...16 gallon tank...can get through about 12 cars with that tank full...its all about being smart on how you use it...
 
50 gallons usually gets me two cars well done or 1 truck really well done, 3 done sparingly, 4 if i decide to do crapwork, and sometimes i just route my hose up through my trailer into my rover and spray passing cars and old people walking on the sidewalks while I drive down the street. Yeah, I know, awesome right.
 
Like he said if I work smart I can do about 2 to 4 with the 60 gallons. These are Good Quality washes and rinses after claying each vehicle.



toyotaguy said:
usplastics...16 gallon tank...can get through about 12 cars with that tank full...its all about being smart on how you use it...
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I bring a 35 gallon tank with a 2GPM gas pressure washer, and 75% of the time I only use it on wheels and stick to ONR on the paint.



If I need to do a 'traditional' wash I can get by with 7-10 gallons per vehicle. If I'm performing my top tier service, I'll use 10-15 which will supply enough water for a very thorough wash and a secondary rinse after clay.



Usage is controlled by your method and equipment- which in turn is entirely based on personal preference. Obviously someone with a 3-4GPM delivery and whose doing engine/undercarriage/jambs will use more.
 
On cars with salt spray I pre-treat using a pump up sprayer [converting to Wagner Power Sprayer] using ONR mixture to liquefy these dry/hard grains of salt that given half a chance have the ability to scratch the clearcoat. Once these tiny salt grains melt follow up with warm ONR bucket method. Works for my friends that live in snow/ice climates where salt or calcium chloride grains are used to keep areas from freezing over.



For my hands I rub in SPF30 waterproof sun block that acts as an invisible glove for my bare hands then slip on a pair of surgical type gloves followed by large size neoprene waterproof long cuff gloves. Warm hands and feet keep me from shivering.
 
I carry about 4 gallons of water since I use ONR to wash vehicles. Even so, typically most customers invite me to fill my buckets with their water.
 
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